US4421953A - Telephone tactile alert system - Google Patents
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US9430042B2 (en) | 2006-12-27 | 2016-08-30 | Immersion Corporation | Virtual detents through vibrotactile feedback |
US9547366B2 (en) | 2013-03-14 | 2017-01-17 | Immersion Corporation | Systems and methods for haptic and gesture-driven paper simulation |
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US4066848A (en) * | 1976-09-07 | 1978-01-03 | T.A.D. | Telephone ring detector circuit |
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US4731603A (en) * | 1985-08-30 | 1988-03-15 | Unisys Corporation | Tactile alarm system for gaining the attention of an individual |
WO1989001210A1 (en) * | 1987-07-30 | 1989-02-09 | Tetrel Limited | Telephone paging system |
US5200988A (en) * | 1991-03-11 | 1993-04-06 | Fon-Ex, Inc. | Method and means for telecommunications by deaf persons utilizing a small hand held communications device |
US5649006A (en) * | 1991-08-22 | 1997-07-15 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Communication apparatus having function of generating calling signal |
US5404391A (en) * | 1991-10-03 | 1995-04-04 | Developpement Des Technologies M.W.M. Inc. | Incoming call alert system for cellular telephones without wired connection thereto |
US5243659A (en) * | 1992-02-19 | 1993-09-07 | John J. Lazzeroni | Motorcycle stereo audio system with vox intercom |
GB2267413A (en) * | 1992-05-30 | 1993-12-01 | Lord Harry Mcfarquhar | Ring detect propagator |
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US5878354A (en) * | 1994-05-23 | 1999-03-02 | Nec Corporation | Portable telephone set usable as a paging receiver for remote notification and response to calls and messages |
US6160489A (en) * | 1994-06-23 | 2000-12-12 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless communication device adapted to generate a plurality of distinctive tactile alert patterns |
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WO1996000429A1 (en) * | 1994-06-23 | 1996-01-04 | Motorola Inc. | Paging receiver with distinctive alert patterns |
GB2296635B (en) * | 1994-06-23 | 1998-07-22 | Motorola Inc | Paging receiver with distinctive alert patterns |
US5666331A (en) * | 1994-09-20 | 1997-09-09 | Rhk Technology, Inc. | Alarm clock |
AU698021B2 (en) * | 1995-04-28 | 1998-10-22 | Nec Corporation | Portable telephone set capable of being put in a holding mode by operation of a vibration unit which is for announcing reception of an incoming call to a user |
US5867796A (en) * | 1995-04-28 | 1999-02-02 | Nec Corporation | Portable telephone set capable of being put in a holding mode by operation of a vibration unit which is for announcing reception of an incoming call to a user |
US5642413A (en) * | 1995-08-07 | 1997-06-24 | Little; Randall P. | Telephone call alert device with selectable alert modes |
US5635897A (en) * | 1995-08-22 | 1997-06-03 | Kuo; Shih-Chun | Mobile phone alarm |
EP0766439A2 (en) * | 1995-09-27 | 1997-04-02 | Seiko Instruments Inc. | Apparatus informing message received for portable wireless telephone |
EP0766439A3 (en) * | 1995-09-27 | 2000-05-03 | Seiko Instruments Inc. | Apparatus informing message received for portable wireless telephone |
USH1713H (en) * | 1995-12-19 | 1998-03-03 | Sony Corporation | Remote alarm for personal intelligent communicators |
US5767778A (en) * | 1996-03-06 | 1998-06-16 | Aspire Corporation | Event sensing circuit and alert generator |
US5930724A (en) * | 1996-06-12 | 1999-07-27 | Nec Corporation | Electronic apparatus with alarm function |
US5867105A (en) * | 1996-10-21 | 1999-02-02 | Hajel; William F. | Wireless alarm system |
ES2131473A1 (en) * | 1997-09-03 | 1999-07-16 | Perote Luis Javier Asensio | Discreet call alerter for analogue telephones |
ES2213460A1 (en) * | 1997-09-03 | 2004-08-16 | Luis Javier Asensio Perote | Discreet call alerter for analogue telephones |
WO2000000938A1 (en) * | 1998-06-30 | 2000-01-06 | Tevfik Ercan | Home-communication system for people with hearing impairment |
GB2340335A (en) * | 1998-07-31 | 2000-02-16 | Colin Arthur Leisk | Telephone call indicator |
US9639150B2 (en) | 1999-07-31 | 2017-05-02 | Craig L. Linden | Powered physical displays on mobile devices |
US20080274769A1 (en) * | 1999-07-31 | 2008-11-06 | Linden Craig L | Powered physical displays on mobile devices |
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EP1074957A1 (en) * | 1999-08-02 | 2001-02-07 | Raymond Bellone | Transmitter-receiver-vibrator activated manually or by means of voice or programms capable of alerting one or more persons bearing a receiver-vibrator |
FR2799565A1 (en) * | 1999-10-06 | 2001-04-13 | Raymond Bellone | Baby/ telephone sound alarm having mains plugged transmitter sound setting/transmitting alert and remote receiver setting alert starting vibrator. |
WO2002047045A1 (en) * | 2000-12-07 | 2002-06-13 | Raymond Bellone | Multiple-triggering alarm system by transmitters and portable receiver-buzzer |
US20040169584A1 (en) * | 2000-12-07 | 2004-09-02 | Raymond Bellone | Multiple-triggering alarm system by transmitters and portable receiver-buzzer |
US6950019B2 (en) | 2000-12-07 | 2005-09-27 | Raymond Bellone | Multiple-triggering alarm system by transmitters and portable receiver-buzzer |
US6546081B2 (en) * | 2000-12-29 | 2003-04-08 | Robert P. Moore | Telephone security system |
US20030210774A1 (en) * | 2002-05-08 | 2003-11-13 | Wanderlich Ronald E. | System and method for simultaneous communication and apparatus activation and control |
US7130664B1 (en) | 2003-06-12 | 2006-10-31 | Williams Daniel P | User-based signal indicator for telecommunications device and method of remotely notifying a user of an incoming communications signal incorporating the same |
US6954659B2 (en) | 2003-11-24 | 2005-10-11 | World Mobile Technologies, Inc. | Fashion accessory with wireless signal alerting device |
US7203524B2 (en) | 2003-11-24 | 2007-04-10 | Tushinsky Robert J | Article with wireless signal alerting device |
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US20050113081A1 (en) * | 2003-11-24 | 2005-05-26 | Tushinsky Robert J. | Fashion accessory with wireless signal alerting device |
US7421286B1 (en) | 2005-01-24 | 2008-09-02 | Sisto Silvia G | Telephone alert system |
US10152124B2 (en) | 2006-04-06 | 2018-12-11 | Immersion Corporation | Systems and methods for enhanced haptic effects |
US9430042B2 (en) | 2006-12-27 | 2016-08-30 | Immersion Corporation | Virtual detents through vibrotactile feedback |
US20080287824A1 (en) * | 2007-05-17 | 2008-11-20 | Immersion Medical, Inc. | Systems and Methods for Locating A Blood Vessel |
US8167813B2 (en) | 2007-05-17 | 2012-05-01 | Immersion Medical, Inc. | Systems and methods for locating a blood vessel |
US20080293453A1 (en) * | 2007-05-25 | 2008-11-27 | Scott J. Atlas | Method and apparatus for an audio-linked remote indicator for a wireless communication device |
US8156809B2 (en) | 2008-03-27 | 2012-04-17 | Immersion Corporation | Systems and methods for resonance detection |
US8590379B2 (en) | 2008-03-27 | 2013-11-26 | Immersion Corporation | Systems and methods for resonance detection |
US20090243997A1 (en) * | 2008-03-27 | 2009-10-01 | Immersion Corporation | Systems and Methods For Resonance Detection |
US8558677B2 (en) | 2009-03-26 | 2013-10-15 | Gary Stephen Shuster | Tactile alerting mechanism for portable communications device |
US8952797B2 (en) | 2009-03-26 | 2015-02-10 | Gary Stephen Shuster | Tactile alerting mechanism for portable communications device |
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